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Deterrent Effects of Arrests and Imprisonment in the United States, 1960-1977 (ICPSR 7973)

Principal Investigator(s):Pogue, Thomas F., University of Iowa

Summary:

Emerging from the tradition of econometric models of
deterrence and crime, this study attempts to improve estimates of how
crime rates are affected by the apprehension and punishment of persons
charged with criminal activity. These data are contained in two files:
Part 1, State Data, consists of a panel of observations from each of
the 50 states and contains information on
crime rates, clearance rates, length of time served, probability of
imprisonment, socioeconomic factors such as unemployment rates,
population levels, and income levels, and ... (more info)

Emerging from the tradition of econometric models of
deterrence and crime, this study attempts to improve estimates of how
crime rates are affected by the apprehension and punishment of persons
charged with criminal activity. These data are contained in two files:
Part 1, State Data, consists of a panel of observations from each of
the 50 states and contains information on
crime rates, clearance rates, length of time served, probability of
imprisonment, socioeconomic factors such as unemployment rates,
population levels, and income levels, and state and local expenditures
for police protection. Part 2, SMSA Data, consists of a panel of 77
SMSAs and contains information on crime rates, clearance rates, length
of time served, probability of imprisonment, socioeconomic factors
such as employment rates, population levels, and income levels, and
taxation and expenditure information.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Study Description

Citation

Pogue, Thomas F. Deterrent Effects of Arrests and Imprisonment in the United States, 1960-1977. ICPSR07973-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07973.v1

Methodology

Published federal, state, and SMSA data for the
years 1960-1977 and from unpublished FBI data on reported
crimes and crimes cleared by arrest. For a complete list of sources,
see the codebook

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1984-03-18

Version History:

2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to
reflect these additions.

1997-12-12 SAS and SPSS data definition statements have been added to
this collection.

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